1

Rampaging killers

2

An evil sect

3

An actress

4

A ship's cargo

5

A sentient machine

6

The Cardinal

7

The world's future

8

Eldritch sorcery

9

A starving artist

10

A crimson cloud

11

Pixie pranksters

12

A coffee merchant

13

A magical invention

14

An alchemy lab

15

A desert princess

16

A fabled relic

17

A halfling notable

18

A warlord or lady

19

The spring fair

20

A wonder horse

21

A grisly murder

22

An enchanted tree

23

A failed burglary

24

The new vizier

25

A flea ridden beggar

26

Bugbear thugs

27

A knight errant

28

A busy workshop

29

A daring theft

30

A fortress of justice

31

A PC's follower

32

Eternal life

33

A glimpse of one's mind

34

Terrible weather

35

Gnoll raiders

36

A new and popular cult

37

Damn good ale

38

Exotic spice

39

A terrible addiction

40

A talking goat

41

A cleansing ritual

42

The portrait of a lady

43

The essence of fear

44

A hanged man

45

The wolf tribe

46

The serpent people

47

A new law

48

A state secret

49

A guild master

50

The queen's lover

51

A poor goldsmith

52

An ancestral sword

53

A character's parents

54

Love and passion

55

The road to the border

56

Fungus people

57

Buried treasure

58

A portal through time

59

A successful scam

60

The will of an ancestor

61

A trade deal

62

Barbarian invaders

63

The sahuagin embassy

64

The Idea of Thorns

65

A haunted river

66

A pack of wild beasts

67

The lost wilds

68

The next high priestess

69

A brick manufacturer

70

A monster's lair

71

Nomadic beetle-people

72

The fairy kingdom

73

Clueless bandits

74

The ghetto

75

Forbidden pleasures

76

Severed body parts

77

Crow goblin bandits

78

An abomination

79

An ancient standing stone

80

A curse spanning lives

81

A farmer's harvest

82

A dead guardian

83

A blessing in disguise

84

A flying chariot

85

A centaur caravan

86

A distant sun

87

Lycanthropy

88

A sentient spider

89

The Dusk Circus

90

A vampire prince

91

A travelling dwarf

92

A legendary battle

93

Blood and gore

94

A fisherman's boat

95

A corrupting devil

96

A font of miracle water

97

A roving dragon

98

A forgotten bloodline

99

A mime school

100

Unexpected visitors

101

A potent but legal drug

102

Smugglers

103

A symbol of peace

104

Riches beyond measure

105

A convicted murderer

106

A non-human crusader

107

A poisoned gift

108

An important letter

109

A recluse wizard

110

An ivory statuette

111

Unearthed arcana

112

The Eighth Oracle

113

A lone wanderer

114

Revenge!

115

A cursed ice medusa

116

A contested border

117

Famine and loss

118

Monsters raids

119

Three magic shoes

120

A creature from beyond

121

A cursed young queen

122

War and conquest

123

A trade council

124

A spell scroll

125

A messenger

126

A most unusual collection

127

People from the stars

128

A deal between enemies

129

A minor epidemic

130

A distant black sun

131

Chaos-frog in disguise

132

A loan shark

133

Hapless adventurers

134

A lone wanderer

135

A killer arrow

136

A serial murderer

137

A book of knowledge

138

A misty island

139

A human sacrifice

140

An undead army

141

A newly ordained cleric

142

A secret formula

143

Planar travellers

144

Death dust

145

A renowned paladin

146

The world below

147

A rebel faction

148

A modest shopkeeper

149

A necromancer

150

A close relative

151

The great desert

152

The will of the gods

153

The Inn of Two Heads

154

The burgmeister's son

155

Drunken acolytes

156

A coffee roaster

157

A band of outlaws

158

Power over others

159

An estranged uncle

160

Undead villagers

1

Rampaging killers

2

An evil sect

3

An actress

4

A ship's cargo

5

A sentient machine

6

The Cardinal

7

A starving artist

8

A crimson cloud

9

Pixie pranksters

10

A coffee merchant

11

A magical invention

12

An alchemy lab

13

A halfling notable

14

A warlord or lady

15

The spring fair

16

A wonder horse

17

A grisly murder

18

An enchanted tree

19

A flea ridden beggar

20

Bugbear thugs

21

A knight errant

22

A busy workshop

23

A daring theft

24

A fortress of justice

25

A glimpse of one's mind

26

Terrible weather

27

Gnoll raiders

28

A new and popular cult

29

Damn good ale

30

Exotic spice

31

A cleansing ritual

32

The portrait of a lady

33

The essence of fear

34

A hanged man

35

The wolf tribe

36

The serpent people

37

A guild master

38

The queen's lover

39

A poor goldsmith

40

An ancestral sword

41

A character's parents

42

Love and passion

43

Buried treasure

44

A portal through time

45

A successful scam

46

The will of an ancestor

47

A trade deal

48

Barbarian invaders

49

A haunted river

50

A pack of wild beasts

51

The lost wilds

52

The next high priestess

53

A brick manufacturer

54

A monster's lair

55

Clueless bandits

56

The ghetto

57

Forbidden pleasures

58

Severed body parts

59

Crow goblin bandits

60

An abomination

61

A farmer's harvest

62

A dead guardian

63

A blessing in disguise

64

A flying chariot

65

A centaur caravan

66

A distant sun

67

The Dusk Circus

68

A vampire prince

69

A travelling dwarf

70

A legendary battle

71

Blood and gore

72

A fisherman's boat

73

A roving dragon

74

A forgotten bloodline

75

A mime school

76

Unexpected visitors

77

A potent but legal drug

78

Smugglers

79

A convicted murderer

80

A non-human crusader

81

A poisoned gift

82

An important letter

83

A recluse wizard

84

An ivory statuette

85

A lone wanderer

86

Revenge!

87

A cursed ice medusa

88

A contested border

89

Famine and loss

90

Monsters raids

91

A cursed young queen

92

War and conquest

93

A trade council

94

A spell scroll

95

A messenger

96

A most unusual collection

97

A minor epidemic

98

A distant black sun

99

Chaos-frog in disguise

100

A loan shark

101

Hapless adventurers

102

A lone wanderer

103

A book of knowledge

104

A misty island

105

A human sacrifice

106

An undead army

107

A newly ordained cleric

108

A secret formula

109

A renowned paladin

110

The world below

111

A rebel faction

112

A modest shopkeeper

113

A necromancer

114

A close relative

115

The Inn of Two Heads

116

The burgmeister's son

117

Drunken acolytes

118

A coffee roaster

119

A band of outlaws

120

Power over others

1

Someone is not what they seem

2

Violence is not an option

3

An item or goal has actually no value

4

The gods have a stake in this

5

An official or criminal wants a cut

6

A more tempting goal is within reach

7

The enemies actually serve a good cause

8

Something or someone is now far away

9

Unrelated opposition abducts someone

10

Planar travel is involved

11

One of the PCs has the solution already

12

An item is possessed or haunted

13

It is all happening in a dream...

14

A prophecy foretells the heroes' failure

15

The time to succeed is very scarce

16

An ally gets cold feet

17

The PCs are actually clones of themselves

18

Someone ends up somewhere different

19

A coup d’etat is in progress

20

An enemy has to become an ally

21

It's a trap (intended for the party or not)

22

Someone's reputation is at stake

23

An earthquake, hurricane, or other calamity

24

The party have to betray an ally

25

Normal means of travel are impossible

26

The opposition is the Pcs, from the future!

27

Discretion is paramount

28

Someone's in trouble for another reason

29

An enemy has an unexpected weakness

30

Someone needs to be seduced

31

A lot of innocent lives are at stake

32

Someone must be kept in the dark

33

A massive sacrifice is required

34

A third party spies on the characters

35

Someone is killed by mistake

36

A guild offers sponsorship

37

The victim is a willing one

38

An enemy falls in love with a PC

39

Party must protect a vital item or person

40

A new religion changes an NPC

41

Someone gets poisoned

42

A war or epidemic is going on

43

Wanted! Of course they're innocent...

44

The PCs' goal benefits their enemies

45

Someone important is terminally ill

46

It has to end where it all started

47

A follower is working for the opposition

48

Theft attempt: vital items could be stolen

2-5

steal/conquer/take

6-7

heal/help/ally with

8-9

rule/control/manipulate

10-11

learn/spy/mislead

12-14

deal/trade/profit

2

Sheer madness

3

A curse or blessing

4

Righteous revenge

5

Thirst for knowledge

6

Passion, anger or lust

7

Jealousy or spite

8

They need gold for a good reason

9

Friendship or love

10

Power over others

11

Plain, ugly greed

12

Fear or threat

13

Pure chance or bad luck

14

The gods made it happen

1-9

Wheels are in motion

10-14

Tense or explosive situation

15-16

Everything is in flames already